I just realized that, of all the DCU books I buy...my favorite are Blue Beetle, All New Atom, and Metal Men. Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern are cool and all, but I love that the DCU has some fresh blood.

Lets hope when Gail leaves All New Atom and the Metal Men ends my two favorite titles won't go down hill or worse...just disappear.

Son of a bitch. I go to my comic shop today and the owner (a totally awesome guy) tells me Diamond shorted him 24 copies of Angel #4. Instead of 40 he recieved 16. What does that mean? No Angel #4 in my pull box.

FUCK!

But he said he placed a call and hopefully he will get the issues he is owed. Still, a major fucking bummer.

New to the boards. Ive been looking for a board to express my joy for upcoming books weekly and I believe I have found the place, woohoo!

Terry Moore's Echo #1
~ Im getting this purely on I have no idea what it is but its from some respectable writer and I better jump the bandwagon to see if its warranting a second issue.

Streets Of Glory #4
~ Hope Ennis does more Avatar work after this. Im sure this series reads better in a trade, much like 303 did. I sort of forget what goes on and lose the momentuum built off a prior issue. Possible Spoiler: Balls sewn to eyes is always a nice tough; I think thats what happened

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #12
~ Never saw Buffy aside from the movie. Ive been picking up these issues soley on the good praise and the fact that Joss Whedon seems decent and the idea of him having unlimited budget to do whatever he wishes intrigues me.

End League #2
~ Not sure where this series is going but heres hoping I dont get too confused this issue as I sort of forgot the plot from last months issue. Though Im sure Ill pick it up and enjoy this.

All New Atom #21
~ Never read Atom but Im checking this on for the hope that this is a reader friendly jumping on point due to my man Rick Remender coming in. Hope this works itself out.

Exterminators #27
~ Travesty that this series is cancelled. Bloody die all of you for not picking this up (not just you but all the other bastards in the other forums). This was and is a great series. The AJ issue in the afterlife needs to be placed in a hardcover. Thats right, a hardcover with less then 30 pages! And absolute size that sucker. Man, 3 more issues... sigh.

Green Lantern #28
~ Never read GL until Sinestro Corps came along. Now im slowly allowing myself to enter the mythos and dig it so far though I feel this title is only temporarily in my for a couple years until the writing dies. But Im on the ride so surprise me DC!

Infinity Inc #7
~ Havent touched this but been picking it up because its Milligan. When the series does get canned Ill read them all and hope it was worth the wait.

Justice League The New Frontier Special
~ Watched the DVD and on the 4th issue of the mini. Just getting this to be a completist. This issue seems more up my alley with the short stories and all. Cookes art is nice too.

New Dynamix #1
~ Im grabbing this because a couple years back there was this mini series called Ninja Boy that came out and rocked my world. It was one of those things that sorta came and went but the ending was surely felt. Im picking this up hoping this writer can throw some good stuff at me again.

Scalped #15
~ My pick for this week. God, this series is good. I sat down and read all first fourteen issues back to back and this series just rules. This and Walking Dead need to come out weekly. I cant handle this monthly crap.

Teen Titans Year One #3
~ I dig the art but this aint no Tiny Titans, ohhh no, thats the grand mac daddy baby... and I aint kidding.

Vinyl Underground #6
~ Im a Vertigo whore. Sadly Im not digging this series. Its just trying to be way to cool for its own good. Whatever, if Exterminators and Crossing Midnight (both awesome series) can get shit canned its only a matter of time.. Only a matter of time... muhahahaha

Young Liars #1
~ Woohoo, cant wait. Stray Bullets is the ass, tits, and the puss.

Boys #16
~ When I feel ready Im gonna sit down and read all these together. Im just saving these all for a nice rainy day or when I truely need a good laugh. Glad I have this waiting for me.

Cory Doctorows Futuristic Tales Here And Now #6
~ Now I can read all six issues back to back. Even though their one shots.

Pax Romana #2
~ Waiting to read this all when its over doing a double feature with Nightly News.

Scud The Disposable Assassin #22
~ When the last issue comes Im gonna prepare myself by reading all the previous issues.

Cable #1
~ Art looks awesome, hope the story is fun.

Dark Tower Long Road Home #1
~ Can not wait for this. I hope they continue to do more DT stuff. In fact, I hope they go ahead and just adapt the entire books because I dont feel like reading them. But these comics, oh Ill read these.

Logan #1
~ Early reviews say this is some good stuff. "Poignant" and ... "heartfelt"... and "precious"... ohhkay

Moon Knight #16
~ I havent read this series but got all the issues. Who is MK again? Ill read this soon when I have time but Im probably gonna shit can this and Ms. Marvel (have yet to read that too)

Omega Unknown #6
~ This is nice but this would read better in a trade.

Powers #28
~ Have yet to read volume 2. Volume 1 was awesome so heres hoping this ones just as good. People say it isnt but I hope they arent known for their opinions.

Secret Invasion Saga
~ I just want to read this and get out of those nasty ugly stupid "Who do you trust" jpegs Marvel has been posting. What a way to turn away fans, hah.

Twelve #3
~ Hope this series ends well. I cant help but realize JMS can set up the first couple issues to his series well but the endings usually fall short.

Good week all in all. Im most excited for Scalped and Dark Tower 2, Exterminators and Young Liars.

IMAGE needs to get more consistent in letting people know when their books are going to come out. Four websites have four different lists of exactly WHAT is coming out. Is INVINCIBLE coming out? Is INFINITE HORIZONS coming out? I guess we'll see tomorrow.

I ended up writing my usual description under each title. Took me around an hour to get it all down and then the message board errors and I lost all the info. So sadly Im too lazy to start over again, maybe just defeated. Next week Ill promise to save it before sending again. Regardless, heres this weeks list, a bunch of fine gems inside indeed.

Boy Who Made Silence #1
~ Sounds intriguing and I believe won a xeric award making this something Ive suddenly become much more interested in. The premise sounds very nice as well.

Tiger & Crane #1
~ Unsure about this but the description sounds fun. I remember reading a BlueWater productions preview book and I wasnt sure if I took a peak at this or not. I remember being turned off to the series that had the goofy looking art but I know there was one or two series that looked very nice, I just happened to forget which ones those were. I have yet to find preview art but will take a look at this when it comes out and deciede if I want to read this or not based on that.

Fear Agent #19 Hatchet Job
~ About time this came out. I dont know if this is bi-monthly, the shipping is off whack, or Im simply going through the motions. I do enjoy this series but Ive felt that the delay in my brain has really made the momentuum fall back compared to other monthlies I desire to read. None the less, I know this would be good read altogether. It is an enjoyable series.

Grendel Behold The Devil #5
~ Saving the entire Grendel catalogue for a rainy day, this issue is no exception to the massive collection.

100 Bullets #89
~ Saving this for when the series wraps up at #100. Im looking forward to early '09 just to enjoy this whole epic saga, I know it will not disappoint.

Brave And The Bold #11
~ Picking these up for the Perez art. If he indeed leaves for good I will most likely drop this book and not look back. Have yet to read an issue but will get to it most likely in the far future.

Ex Machina #35
~ This series has another year or two based off a interview I read. Im going to stick it out and just wait until it wraps up to enjoy this whole thing. I have so much to read, why torture myself waiting on these issues monthly.

Fables #71
~ Now heres a series I sat down with my girlfriend and read in entirety about three weeks ago. From issue one to the current plus all the specials. Me and her are now very invested into these characters and story and are excited to see where it goes next. This also happens to be the most issues shes ever read into a comic series so thats pretty exciting in its own right. Im sort of upset that this issue and the next will be about Cinderalla and not about (SPOILER) the invasion of the homelands (SPOILER). I remmember dropping this series around the early issues of this series because it was either too slow and nothing was going on or for some other reason. Now that Ive had the privelege of enjoying the issues altogether Im going to be quite upset at how slow things go from here on out I guess. Oh well, here for the long run, might as well make myself comfortable.

Programme #9
~ Im digging this series. Im sure this would read much better in a collection but all in all I dig the art and the premise is neat enough to keep me around. Quite frankley, if its Milligan Ill read it. Ive heard rumours hes going to eventually do Dr. Strange. That should be quite the amazing if you ask me.

Shadowpact #23
~ In two more issues when the series ends Im going to sit down and read this entire series prepping me up for the new Reign in Hell #1. I hope this is good as I do like Willinghams work but hear this isnt his best. I do like Dr. Fate and Detective Chimp though and the covers looked rad enough.

Everybodys Dead #1
~ This looks like alot of fun. Something Im rather looking forward to now that was off my radar. Its a comedy, romance, action. All set in the zombie apocalypse with college kids as the stars. Thirteen years in the making and Im stoked to check this out.

FX #1
~ Ill flip through this and see if its worth the keep. I read a preview page or two and it seemed like light hearted superhero fun.

Dark Ivory #1
~ Never read Ivory before nor actually a comic with Lisner attached. Its high time I see what the deal is with this crying chick. Hey lady, your messing up your makeup with all that dripping eye liner!

Invincible #49
~ Is anybody reading Walking Dead? Ahhhhhhh. Forget Invincible, give me two times the Walking Dead and Ill be an extremely happy camper. Hehe. Oh well, guess Ill settle for these kick ass issues of this fun superhero series. I like the fact that it doesnt belong to the big two so status quo changes are possible and I love that possibility. Thats why I dig the independent stuff so much, its always something that can leave formula and that keeps things interesting. Big things coming at #50 and this storyline is the tops.

PvP #39
~ Always a fun read. Great for the bathrooms, when your feeling down, or just plain bored. Im excited for the all color special coming too. That should be neat.

Spawn Godslayer #7
~ The art is good, the story is sweet. Everything about this makes a good read for me. Except I keep forgetting what is going on. Though everytime I read an issue it always comes flooding back to me so its all good. Looking forward to this as always.

Sword #6
~ Another fine issue on its way. Storytelling by the Lunas is always a treat. Im not sure how long this series is going to last for. First I heard it was a one shot, then I heard a six issue mini series. Then I heard eight issue mini series. Then I heard twelve issue maxi series. Then I heard its ending soon. Then I heard its an ongoing. None the less, Its quality stuff so I shouldnt let the issue numbers worry me.

Witchblade #116
~ This is my jumping on point for the series. I happened to read First Born and absolutly loved it. The art was excellent and it wasnt to hard to understand. Same creative team with the amazing art and clean writing. Im ready to get into this monthly. Lets rock and roll!

Foolkiller #4
~ Cant remember what happened last issue but I know Im somewhat enjoying this. Ill remember when I read this latest.

Franklin Richards Spring Break
~ Thinking about checking this out depending how cute and fun it looks. If its too wordy or not interesting Im going to not bother. This is going to have to do ALOT of hardwork to be on the same level as Tiny Titans, wha wha!

Ghost Rider #21
~ I loved Other Side. I love love love Scalped. So far Wolverine and this are "ok" reads but nothing amazing. Im going to read this and enjoy this simple minded fare simply because its Jason f'n Aaron. Im probably being to hard on these comics as there are bits that are nice and fun. I guess what my real issue is here is that most likely Ive seen or heard everything (in my mind) that you can do to these characters so when you speak superheros it always has this lower gravitation in my excitement department. Its like telling me "Will Superman, Batman, Spiderman survive this next coming fight?". I mean like, come on, you know their still gonna be around, how farther can the status quo go except restart it... with magic!

Immortal Iron Fist #13
~ Im happy this storyline is coming to an end. I really loved the first storyarc. It got me hooked. It was fast, exciting, and easily understandable. This new story i was super excited for and I guess I had all these ideas in my head how they can all turn out but I felt that the writing somewhat changed in regard to how the execution is handled and I felt that Ive been left somewhat cold compared to the first arc. Mind you, this is still some of the best Marvel right now, I just wish I read this in trade and not monthly... Id probaly be more intrigued and up to knowing whats going on. Still excited because it does impress.

Incredible Hercules #115
~ I never thought this would be the case. Ever. This is my pick for book of the week for me. I totally dig this. The writing, the characters, the art. Its fun, fast, exciting. I hope they never go back to Hulk as Im fine with Herc and Cho going after SHEILD. How cool would it be if they actually take it down. How awesome would it be if they actually changed the Marvel universe. Man, a fan can dream right? Still lots of fun.

Thor #7
~ I dig this series. People have been talking shit about it not going anywhere or being slow but Im rather enjoying this. It takes its time, its meaningfull, and reads very well. The art is nice as well. On another note, did you guys see that Fraction thor project? Daaaamn now thats hot!

War Is Hell First Flight Phantom Eagle #1
~ Another Ennis war story? Another? What does this guy jerk off to army magazines? Hehe... Still, I always go and end up reading them because well... its Ennis.

Wolverine Origins #23
~ Deadpool. And Daniel Way you stupid piece of shit... you better. BETTER. Not fuck up the new Deadpool ongoing series. I only pray the next writer will be someone with heart and alot of funny bone.

Wasteland #15
~ Ive been saving these for a while and pretty soon Im going to sit down and read all these. Its on my to read pile so thats exciting.

Snakewoman Curse Of The 68 #1
~ The previous series are saved and ready to read. I just dont know when Ill have the time. I think when this mini is over I will read them all.

So thats this weeks list for me. Im excited for: Fables, Everybodys Dead, Invincible, Sword, Incredible Hulk, and Thor. And the other title I mentioned above that Im going to read and not save up for later. Oh, and a reminder for those who havent checked this out; REPO the trade paperback comes out and I totally 100% recommend it to anyone that likes their comics exploding off the page with action, wit, awesome dialogue, and kick ass sequences of ballsy fun. It was one of my favorite mini series of 2007 with Umbrella Academy and I urge you all to check it out. Heck, buy one for a friend. It does NOT read bad.

I was looking forward to posting this. Looking forward to next week, take it easy

Gonna have to disagree with your assessment of Aaron's Wolverine, starchild. I feel the first two issues have been outstanding...at the very least well above 'ok'.
Between him and BKV Wolverine has actually become interesting again.

As usual thanks for the write up. Sorry about the mix-up over your thread. If there are any questions in the future...feel free to send me a PM.

A pretty solid week. I have highlighted the books that get my motor running. And there are a few of them.

All-Star Superman #10: Morrison's superb Superman adventure careens towards conclusion. I only wish this had a more consistent publishing schedule.

Transhuman #1 is the latest offering from Jonathan Hickman except this time he won't be illustrating. I'll be interested to see how this new dynamic plays out. Hickman's work thus far has been stellar. Hope this continues that trend.

Blue Beetle #25: one of my favorite books being published over at DC. This book, combined with Simone's All-New Atom just work so well and really showcase what makes the DCU so special. Now that Gail has left and Rogers is poised to leave Blue Beetle...I need to savor what I can.